Itumeleng Khune is one of many South Africans under fire for liking jokes about Oscar Pistorius, who murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day 2013.
The former Paralympic athlete was released on parole last month after serving half of his murder sentence in prison.
According to his account, Oscar mistook Reba for someone who broke into his Pretoria mansion in the middle of the night.
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Eleven years ago, headlines about a former Olympic gold medalist shooting and killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp shocked the world.
The incident occurred at the house in the early morning hours of Valentine's Day.
South Africans have already started rolling out their annual Oscar Pistorius and Valentine's Day jokes and memes on social media.
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One popular meme page on Instagram shared a meme about Pistorius that read, “When Oscar Pistorius was cleaning his gun.”
And it was Kaizer Chiefs player Itumeleng Khune who liked the joke.
In the comments section, many people criticized the page for its poor taste.
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@misskunene22: “I don't think this is strange considering the fact that someone lost their life.”
@pennymkhize: “This is dark and unfunny… Someone died and you're making a joke about it? Her parents haven't recovered and you're making a joke?”
@mphokekana: “This is insensitive.”
Keep a low profile while on parole
Meanwhile, Oscar Pistorius has kept a low profile since being released on parole on January 5th. The 37-year-old lives in the Waterkloof mansion of his uncle Arnold Pistorius.
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according to AFPhe was sentenced to five years' probation.
His parole conditions include:
- Participate in anger management classes and gender-based violence and rehabilitation programs
- Due to arthritis, I cannot leave Pretoria without permission.
- Report regularly to the Community Correctional Center.
- This condition will remain in place until his sentence expires in 2029.
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